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Patch 8.3 notes

By Aether, Gentleman Gustaf, Luqizilla

Greetings, Summoners,

Welcome to patch 8.3, the one where Swain gets a shiny, updated kit. A few champions have been standing out not necessarily because they're the strongest champions, but because they're the most generalist, so
we're sharpening their intended weaknesses to give opponents more deliberate counterplay.

Then there's our iconic basic attackers. Master Yi and Tryndamere have been having a rough year, so we're giving them a bit more damage to help them
be more relevant. We don’t intend to fix all of their problems this time around, just make them feel less weak.

Finally, we're gnawing at the outliers of mid and marksman rosters. There are a few top picks that outclass the others, and
some old favorites who have fallen heavily out of favor.

So grab your Noxian demon arm, remember that the bird is the word, and get out on the Rift and crush your enemies.

Q - Conquering Sands

W - Arise!

We'd like Jarvan to have clearer weaknesses for his opponents to take advantage of. Dropping his base durability (especially against jungle monsters) should give early duelists a better shot at fighting him.

Q - Alpha Strike

E - Wuju Style

Activating Stopwatch or Zhonya’s now cancels Ryze’s ultimate as though he had been interrupted by crowd control.

When the original decision was made to allow Ryze to use Zhonya's Hourglass to guarantee his ultimate, we were on the fence about this interaction, but it was deemed acceptable because he paid a significant cost to access it. Zhonya's Hourglass
either came later in the game, or delayed core items in Ryze's already expensive build. Now that the Inspiration tree has made Zhonya's effect much easier to access, we’re not comfortable with keeping this low gameplay interaction intact.

updatedTHE ULTIMATE CCActivating Stopwatch or Zhonya's now cancel's Ryze's ultimate as though he had been interrupted by crowd control.

Base Stats

E - Spinning Slash

Q shield now increased by Augment: Turbocharge. R cooldown decreased at later ranks.

In the past, Viktor's strength has been partially defined by his ability to one-shot opponents with Q - Siphon Power plus Lich Bane. We've changed his kit over time to reward him for staying near his enemies for longer, but now
he's missing the tools to do so safely. We want to give Viktor players who regularly opt in to a riskier playstyle the tools to survive the punishment they take being up close and personal.

Runes

Inspiration

The Inspiration tree—especially the combination of Magical Footwear and Perfect Timing—was giving too much of a gold advantage, when rune choices should be about what playstyle you want to opt into.

Keystone

Summoner spell cooldown reduction decreased.

Unsealed Spellbook is supposed to be the keystone for players who want to swap summoner spells and alter their capabilities mid-game. Turns out that much Summoner Spell cooldown reduction is good even if you never swap all game, so we're reducing
the amount Unsealed Spellbook gives.

In the context of decreasing the amount of gold advantage this tree gives, moving Perfect Timing and Magical Footwear will force players to choose between them. We'll also be reducing the overall gold advantage both runes give individually.